Tristan Murail (born 11 March 1947) is a French composer associated with the "spectral" technique of composition.
His father, Gérard Murail, is a poet and his mother, Marie-Thérèse Barrois, a journalist.
Other pieces include his Désintégrations for 17 instruments and tape, Mémoire/Erosion for French horn and nine instruments Ethers for flute and ensemble, Winter Fragments for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello and electronics as well as Vampyr!
In addition to deriving much of the musical material from the harmonic series over a low E—typically the lowest note on the instrument—[4] the composer also references the timbre and performance style of guitarists in the rock tradition, citing Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton as examples in the instructions to the score.
[7] His music has been recorded on the Una Corda, Metier, Adés, and MFA-Radio France labels.